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package org.apache.commons.geometry.io.core;

import java.util.List;

/** Interface describing a geometric data format.
 */
public interface GeometryFormat {

    /** Get the format name.
     * @return format name
     */
    String getFormatName();

    /** Get the default file extension used by the format.
     * @return default file extension
     */
    String getDefaultFileExtension();

    /** Get <em>all</em> file extensions associated with the format,
     * including the {@link #getDefaultFileExtension() default}.
     * @return all file extensions associated with the format
     */
    List<String> getFileExtensions();
}
